Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2023-05-17

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 17
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
498 head
98 vs last sale 400 227 vs year ago 725 · 31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
291 head
3 vs last sale 294 117 vs year ago 408 · 28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-6.00 higher with most of the gain on breaking and boning cows. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady and pairs were not well tested. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and moderate on replacement cattle. There was a heavy supply of slaughter animals, a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 136.00/cwt while the top slaughter cow sold for 111.00/cwt.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,696115.571,96060
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42896.731,38161
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17394.121,104154
CowsLean 85-90%High95979.98767223

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)954$1,32516
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,20447
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$88023
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,352$1,9023thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$1,34810

Every lot, as filed

27 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3521,902.34/head1,600.00–2,300.001,9023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0581,370.00/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3705
Bred CowsMedium 2853841.49/head600.00–1,000.0084115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1641,244.25/head1,100.00–1,375.001,24427
Stock CowsMedium 1-2825130.13/cwt120.00–155.001,0745
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,016130.63/cwt126.00–140.001,3278
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,098952.03/head710.00–1,050.009528
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29541,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,32516
Stock CowsMedium 1-2912105.12/cwt94.00–123.0095922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28601,325.00/head1,150.00–1,475.001,3255
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098109.36/cwt94.00–126.001,20127
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,07487.10/cwt83.00–89.009358
Stock CowsMedium 290582.45/cwt81.00–86.007466
Bred CowsMedium 1-29781,148.96/head1,050.00–1,375.001,14920
Bulls1,935126.83/cwt121.00–136.002,45422
Bulls1,482100.64/cwt88.00–106.001,49111
Bulls1,588112.47/cwt107.00–120.001,78627
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193102.32/cwt97.00–111.001,22142
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44996.13/cwt89.00–100.001,39334
CowsLean 85-90%1,00491.31/cwt89.00–99.0091747
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,417102.63/cwt100.00–109.001,45419
CowsLean 85-90%90667.15/cwt57.00–73.0060828
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17592.90/cwt89.00–97.001,09283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36685.26/cwt82.50–89.001,1658
CowsLean 85-90%74047.30/cwt38.00–54.0035010
CowsLean 85-90%97081.10/cwt73.00–88.00787138
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13985.74/cwt81.00–88.0097729

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.